This unit requires no formal class attendance. However, this work placement will involve three months of full-time supervised contact with an approved host organisation.

Note:

Placements can be completed in Australia or overseas. Students must apply using the application form which may be requested from bl-wil@deakin.edu.au

Students cannot enrol in the unit or commence a placement without written approval.

Content

The purpose of Industry Based Learning B is to allow students an opportunity to gain a discipline-based professional work placement with an approved host organisation. This will be a three month full-time placement where students are paid approximately 80% of a graduate salary. It aims to expose students to professional standards and to explore the links between theory and practice both in a formal workplace setting and through curriculum based reflective practice.